The Upshot

Andre Agassi: meth, mullets and a very mental dad

**With returning guest Josh Berry.**
Not many athletes can win sport’s biggest prizes while in the grips of a crystal meth addiction or weighed down by a comedy wig.
But Andre Agassi isn’t most athletes.
The American hothead hated tennis, munched amphetamines aged 10 and terrorized the cast of Friends.
And he still won 8 grand slams.
This is his story…
Links from the pod:
The pirate era: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fd933bkocp3g71.jpg
Brooke Shields Friends scene: https://youtu.be/hwkRDVQI7l8?si=9hc29U1LLita2aIR&amp;t=53
Things get ugly with Sampras at charity match: https://www.reddit.com/r/tennis/comments/wqkaai/things_get_ugly_between_two_legends_at_charity/

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